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‘DeFi is dead’: crypto community scrambles after this year’s biggest hack exposes contagion risks
Developers and traders warn of structural risks as a cross-chain exploit spreads fear and prompts billions to flee DeFi platforms.
Circle Launches USDC Bridge for Native Cross-Chain Transfers Across EVM Networks
Circle launched the USDC Bridge this week, giving users a direct, Circle-operated interface to move native USDC across supported blockchains without wrapped tokens, liquidity pools, or manual route selection. Key Takeaways: Circle launched the USDC Bridge this week, enabling native…
Ethereum Foundation-Backed Program Exposes 100 Nort Korea Operatives Infiltrating Crypto Firms
The Ketman Project, operating under the Ethereum Foundation’s ETH Rangers security program, has in the latest Ethereum news, identified approximately 100 North Korea Crypto IT operatives embedded inside Web3 companies using fabricated identities, the result of a six-month investigation that…
Zondacrypto under fire as Poland’s prime minister links exchange to legislative interference
The company also disclosed a 4,500 BTC wallet that it can’t access due to missing private keys linked to a former CEO, who’s now missing.
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Hours After Trump Said It Would ‘Never’ Close Again
Iran’s military reasserted control over the Strait of Hormuz on April 18, 2026, directly contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims that the critical waterway was fully open and would “never” close again. Key Takeaways: Iran re-imposed Strait of Hormuz controls on…
Wrapped XRP goes live on Solana, broadening DeFi access for Ripple-linked token
Wrapped XRP on Solana lets XRP holders access Jupiter, Phantom, and Meteora without selling the asset, the latest step in Hex Trust’s multi-chain wXRP rollout first announced in December.
Back in the black: Strategy surges 8% as bitcoin’s rise to $77,000 puts holdings in profit
Bitcoin climbed above its 100-day moving average, while Strategy moves back above its 200-week trend level.
Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.7 as Agentic Workflows Take Center Stage
Anthropic officially launched its newest artificial intelligence model, Claude Opus 4.7, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Key Takeaways: Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026, featuring an 87.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified test. The AI industry shift…
Solana Drops Cryptic ‘XRP’ Tweet, Is a Price Pump About to Be Triggered For Ripple?
The official Solana X account posted a single word on April 15 – ‘XRP’ – accompanied by a four-second cinematic logo animation, and Ripple XRP price nudged to $1.45, up 3.4% on the day but still rangebound below the $1.40…